BALK OR 'NO' BALK

[etbaseball]

Bob

We're talking about the very same move that 'lefty's' make when being successful in p/o attempts at first base. The hanging foot element can also be present with righty's. The language of any movement normally associated to pitching to the batter does matter, but if lefty's can hang the foot and then go to first, I don't see how the righty can be penalized for doing precisely the same move. This is, off course, understanding that the 'hanging' foot does not move towards the plate/batter.

The reason I quoted what I did is that the language regarding 'movement normally associated' is at best vague and not well-enough defined.

I reiterate, this is the same movement that a lefty is allowed to make without a balk being called, therefore why not a righty?

And BTW would that interpertation along with umpire judgement have a different application from FED to pro rules?



[Edited by etbaseball on Apr 15th, 2002 at 03:56 PM]